"There are thousands of babies feeding action, but they are all the same", recently saw a baby on the Internet with the same feeding action as my family's big treasure two treasures: when feeding, you must put one leg in the air, refuse to put both legs on your mother's legs, even if the mother picks up his legs, the next second the conditioned reflex is put down again.
It's really "one world, one baby", and my two babies are in the same position when they are breastfeeding. Hands and feet can not be idle, as if deliberately "teasing" the mother, think it is very funny. Why can't babies sit idle with their hands and feet while feeding? Let's talk about it today.
Why are babies "idle" when they are breastfeeding? Among them, there are 3 kinds of "careful machines" hidden
Babies can't keep their hands and feet idle when feeding, and mothers will feel cute and helpless. "You can't eat a little bit of milk, and this child is estimated to be a grinding master in the future." In fact, this is not necessarily the case, babies can not stay idle when feeding, is a "way to express physical and mental pleasure", mothers do not need to worry too much.
Baby is in a good mood
When babies are feeding, they can play with their hands, feet or hands and feet while eating, which is a manifestation of their very good mood. Baby is telling you: Mom, I eat very deliciously and very comfortably; Mom, I enjoy the process of breastfeeding and feel very happy; Mom, I am very safe now; Mom, I love you so much!
The baby enjoys the pleasure of playing with his mother while feeding
In general, babies are very focused when they feed, and they feed wholeheartedly. In the process of feeding, the baby eats and plays, and the mother has been responding to the baby (such as holding the feeding, the baby puts the foot down, the mother takes it up again), and the process of communication makes the baby feel very interesting and enjoyable.
Another way for babies to "self-soothe."
Some babies will have some special actions when feeding, such as playing with their feet while feeding, touching dolls while feeding, and some will pinch their mother's clothes while eating milk, which is a way for them to learn another kind of "self-soothing". Don't feel bad, in fact, this is a good habit, which is very conducive to the baby's subsequent training of the ability to fall asleep and sleep on his own.
When the baby is breastfeeding, as long as the following 3 abnormalities do not appear, the mother can rest assured
"Sucking" is the best way to soothe the baby and give a sense of security, similarly, when the baby feeds is an indicator of their health, the baby is healthy, there is no discomfort, they feed focused, there will be nothing unusual. The following three abnormal situations of breastfeeding, mothers will be vigilant.
Humming while feeding – insufficient milk intake or incorrect breastfeeding position
Babies are humming when they are feeding, and it may be that they are telling you, "Mom, I can't eat milk, I'm so hungry and anxious!" "At this time, the mothers should check to see if your breastfeeding method is not correct, resulting in the baby not being able to eat milk; or the mother's milk is insufficient, and the baby can't eat milk with all his strength, and he is complaining to you."
Crying while breastfeeding – it may be something uncomfortable
When the baby is comfortable and does not have any discomfort, their breastfeeding state is more focused and happy. However, if the baby cries as soon as he feeds or cries while eating, or even cries and eats all the time, then parents need to check 3 places:
Whether there is discomfort in the baby's mouth, such as when the baby has thrush, there will be a situation where he will cry as soon as he eats milk;
Whether the baby has physical discomfort, such as poor digestion, stomach discomfort, etc.;
Is your baby in the teething phase?
Love to eat or not to eat when breastfeeding – 3 reasons
There is also a state of breastfeeding that is "love to eat or not to eat", which generally occurs more during the period of physical discomfort and anorexia, and sometimes it may be because you are not hungry at all:
Physical discomfort: judged according to mental state and breastfeeding situation;
Anorexia period: appears in February to April, lasts for a few weeks at most, and will improve in a few days;
Not hungry at all: this can be understood according to the parents' usual feeding habits.
If parents usually do not control the baby's feeding situation, it is recommended to make a feeding record
I will just give birth to a big treasure, there is no experience, what questions are basically to go to the Internet to find the answer: I remember that when my baby was more than 3 months old, suddenly one day I began to love to breastfeed, I thought it was sick.
Scared I rushed to ask for help, an enthusiastic netizen told me how to judge myself, according to her guidance, I opened the usual record of breastfeeding, height and weight management, sleep records.
According to the current physiological characteristics of the baby in reality on the APP, it is summarized that the baby does not like to breastfeed is not necessarily sick, it may be that it has entered the anorexia period. A week later, as I thought, the baby's feeding situation returned to normal, which was caused by this nasty "anorexia period".
If you are a novice mother who can't control the baby's feeding situation, it is recommended to do a good job of feeding records: for example, when the baby has eaten today, how much each meal has eaten, how much the mother has been breastfeeding, whether the left or right side of the meal, all record it in detail, and when the baby has abnormal feeding, it is more conducive to finding a solution, which is not troublesome and very practical function.
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